The Detroit Red Wings are holding their own in the NHL standings
despite a recent slide that has seen them post a 3-3-5 record in their last 11
games.

But the same can't be said for the NHL Power Rankings.

The Red Wings are down virtually across the board and check
in at No. 16 this week in MLive's NHL Power Rankings.

Only CNN New England bumped the Red Wings up this week,
moving them from 14th to 12th. Their low point is with
the New York Post, which dropped the Red Wings from 18th to 20th in its NHL Power Rankings.

The St. Louis Blues were a near-unanimous No. 1 this week
followed by Chicago and Anaheim.

Here's how the Red Wings fared:

• CBSsports.com: 17th, up from 19th last
week. The skinny: "The Red Wings are in playoff position but this just doesn't
feel like a playoff team at the moment; their tight win over Buffalo was just
their second in 10 games."

• USA Today: 14th, same as last week. The skinny: "Red Wings
holding their breath that they won't be without Pavel Datsyuk for long."

• CSNNE.com: 12th, up from 14th. The
skinny: "Hard to believe the
mighty Winged Wheels are just (5-4-6) at Joe Louis Arena. It's a strange season
for them as they start their foray into the Eastern Conference. "

• TSN.ca: 18th, down from 16th. The
skinny: "Jimmy Howard hasn't been at
his best this season, but he also hasn't won since November 1, which is opening
the door for Jonas Gustavsson to see more action, if only because Gustavsson is (6-0-1) on the season."

• NHL.com: 16th,
down from 13th. The skinny: "The injuries on the blue line can only
explain so much of the problems for the Red Wings at this point. Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg have been scoring, but they're not getting
a lot of help. Gustav Nyquist would definitely help if Detroit could
find enough cap space to fit him in, but he's not going to be the magic elixir,
either."

• New York Post: 29th, down from 18th.
The skinny: "are thankful to
play games away from Joe Louis Arena. Detroit is a league-best 7-3-1 on the
road but (5-4-6) at home, including only (two wins) in their past 10."

• FoxSports.com: 16th, down from 14th.
The skinny: "Good news: Pavel
Datsyuk (23 points in his first 21 games) and Henrik Zetterberg (30 points) are
still two of the NHL's best all-around forwards. Bad news: Despite their
efforts, the Red Wings still lost six games in a row. Bottom line: The Eastern
Conference was supposed to provide an easier path for the Winged Wheel. It has
not."